THUNK
Josh Pelton
A show about things that tickle your brain.
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Apr 8, 2015 • 7min
63. Metaethics - Moral Realism and Antirealism
Metaethics investigates where morals supposedly come from and how they might (or might not!) be real. Fascinating!
Video: http://youtu.be/krOBdYnWKNk Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/04/08/63.-Metaethics-Moral-Realism-and-Antirealism.html
Mar 25, 2015 • 7min
62. Lo-Fi Sci-Fi and the Future
Sci-fi really defines our future, but when sci-fi writers eschew big questions, we still need to ask them!
Video: http://youtu.be/BaRWyRFLj10 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/03/25/62.-Lo-Fi-Sci-Fi-and-the-Future.html
Mar 11, 2015 • 7min
61. On Nonconformity
Unity is strength, but sometimes it leads to mobs or worse. Learn how to fight your brain’s urge to conform!
Video: http://youtu.be/zX5wN_rNRZU Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/03/11/61.-On-Nonconformity.html
Feb 25, 2015 • 7min
60. Blind Empiricism - When Thinking Sucks
Reason is a fantastic tool & great fun…but sometimes, it can get in the way of simple (statistical) methods.
Video: http://youtu.be/6Oba23HOzM8 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/02/25/60.-Blind-Empiricism-When-Thinking-Sucks.html
Feb 11, 2015 • 6min
59. Anti-Vax and Conspiracies
The anti-vax movement persists despite scientific consensus - what makes it such a convincing conspiracy theory?
Video: http://youtu.be/atb4Kl73afI Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/02/11/59.-Anti-Vax-and-Conspiracies.html
Jan 28, 2015 • 7min
58. The Problem of Induction
NOTE TO COMMENTERS: This video does not assert that, because the assumptions of science are arbitrary, a person is justified in choosing not to believe scientific theories, or that its predictions are somehow invalid. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS VIDEO CLAIMS. This video claims that, DESPITE making assumptions which are arbitrary, SCIENCE IS STILL THE BEST METHOD TO DATE FOR ACCESSING TRUTH, BECAUSE IT IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SUCCESSFUL AT MAKING ACCURATE PREDICTIONS THAN OTHERS.
Video: http://youtu.be/xu6kkLJ58Z0 Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/01/28/58.-The-Problem-of-Induction.html
Jan 14, 2015 • 5min
57. Free Speech and Nuance
When the context of someone’s speech is corrupted by extremism, it gets much harder to say anything detailed.
Video: http://youtu.be/XyeoWAOmuNE Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/01/14/57.-Free-Speech-and-Nuance.html
Dec 31, 2014 • 6min
56. Attention, Nerd Sniping, and Flow
Doot de doo, browsing the web…oooo! A THUNK video! I wonder what it’s about???
Video: http://youtu.be/7l4iDtzaz3A Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2014/12/31/56.-Attention,-Nerd-Sniping,-and-Flow.html
Dec 17, 2014 • 7min
55. 'Turn Down for What' and Buddhism
“Turn Down for What” is the party anthem of 2014, and a great backdrop for meditating on Buddhist philosophy.
Video: http://youtu.be/pkqz7il2U7w Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2014/12/17/55.-'Turn-Down-for-What'-and-Buddhism.html
Dec 3, 2014 • 7min
54. Shark Attacks, Red Shirts, and Statistics
What do shark attacks have to do with Star Trek: TOS and misleading news stories? Statisti-HEY COME BACK!
Video: http://youtu.be/9_tS7Qe5x4o Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2014/12/03/54.-Shark-Attacks,-Red-Shirts,-and-Statistics.html
